The Premonition (album)
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| Studio album by Firewind | ||||
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Italy March 21, 2008 US March 25, 2008 UK April 7, 2008 |
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| Recorded |
Studio Fredman in Göteborg, Sweden November–December 2007 |
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| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 45:51 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Fredrik Nordström | |||
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The Premonition is the fifth full-length album by Firewind and their only album to feature the same line-up as its predecessor. Gus G. said "we basically kept the Allegiance 'winning team' together" much to the apparent surprise of fans.
The complete album leaked on the internet on 18 February 2008.
The song writing began in part while in tour supporting the band's previous album Allegiance during which time they wrote 6 titled songs (Remembered, Life Foreclosed, The Silent Code, Mercenary Man, My Loneliness, Head Up High)Gus G. said "Song writing-wise I think all songs are special and once again everyone was involved in the writing" while in the studio they recorded a total of 12 original songs and "a few covers" including their cover of the Michael Sembello song "Maniac".Gus G. also said:
I feel that the new Firewind album is yet another step up in our career – musically speaking. Once again we aimed for a highly variable effort as I really don't like those albums where you've listened to the first song and it's like you heard them all! This doesn't happen on a Firewind album and certainly not on the new one!
Firewind started touring after the completion of the album in January, in which time they filmed the content for the bonus DVD. They are scheduled to tour supporting Kamelot on their "Rule the World Tour" in April through Europe and then in May on their "Tyranny and Bloodshred" tour through North America with Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, and Divine Heresy.
Unlike previous releases, The Premonition wasn't first released in the band's homeland, Greece, although it was first announced for release there. Instead, it was initially released in Italy and Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) on March 21, 2008. Then the following day in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. On March 24, 2008, it was released in Greece, Denmark, Norway, and to a large portion of the rest of Europe. In Spain and Portugal, it was released on March 25, 2008, and the following day in Sweden, Finland, and Hungary. It was released four days later in France, and was released in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2008. It was re-released on vinyl March 3, 2010, making this their first vinyl release, and including the Japan bonus track "Ride to the Rainbows End".
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